Colleagues in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences (PESS) at the University of Limerick and at the Ulster University have secured funding from The Standing Conference on Teacher Education, North and South (SCoTENS) […]
Tag: Ann MacPhail
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Research Impact: There is a shift towards increased accountability and assessment in schools and this is echoed in an Irish context, with assessment a neglected area of study in teacher education programmes. The aim of […]
Publication: A rhizomatic exploration of a professional development non-linear approach to learning and teaching – Two teachers’ learning journeys in ‘becoming different’
Research Impact: In this paper we suggest that professional development providers need to be aware of the multiple elements of a teacher assemblage and to understand the complexity of teacher learning when deciding where to […]
Publication: Embedding assessment in learning experiences: Enacting the principles of instructional alignment in physical education teacher education
Research Impact: This paper focuses on interrogating ‘why’ and ‘how’ assessment can be effectively embedded in the delivery of learning experiences. That is, assessment as a means to engage students in the learning process rather […]
Publication: The perceived needs of teacher educators as they strive to implement curriculum change
Research Impact: The focus of this study was to explore teacher educators’ experiences as they prepared preservice teachers to implement a new physical education curriculum, and to identify their professional needs to support this work. […]
Publication: Seizing the opportunity to redesign physical education teacher education: blending paradigms to create transformative experiences in teacher education
Research Impact: Our intention in this paper has been to assist teacher educators who are being prompted consider teacher education paradigms, and associated pedagogical practices, that will be most effective in aligning with young people’s […]
Publication: Promoting instructional alignment in physical education teacher education
Research Impact: Effective teaching should demonstrate a match between what learners are intended to know and be able to do, the opportunities they receive to learn and practice, and how we assess for learning. In […]
Publication: The complexity of professional identity: Chinese university teachers teaching in physical education teacher education (PETE) programmes
Research Impact: In this study, we explore how Chinese teachers, who are involved in PETE programmes in universities, understand their professional identity and what specific factors influence their professional identity as teacher educators. Initially, a […]
Publication: Exploring Game Performance and Game Involvement: Effects of a Sport Education Season and a Combined Sport Education
Research Impact: The purpose of this study was to establish any difference in terms of game performance and game involvement using Sport Education (SE) or a combined use of SE and Teaching Games for Understanding […]
3 Book ChapterS Published in “teacher Educators and their Professional Development: Learning from the past, looking to the future
BOOK: Vanderlinde, R., Smith, K., Murray, J. & Lunenberg, M. (Eds.) Teacher Educators and their Professional Development: Learning from the past, looking to the future. Published May 27, 2021 by Routledge. ISBN 9780367769086 About this […]
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